Principles of Language Learning and Teaching
A Course in Second Language Acquisition
7th Edition
Published on 14. May 2025
282 pages
978-1-040-33729-5 (ISBN)
Description
The seventh edition of this classic second language acquisition (SLA) text provides an overview of the theoretical foundations of language teaching.
This new edition has been updated to capture current research and practice in the field. Among concepts that are either redefined or entirely new are:
Language learning in an era of globalization and multilingualism
The significance of transnationalism, identity, investment, agency, and ideology
Language learning as situated, usage-based, and socioculturally contextualized
The importance of emotional engagement, intercultural sensitivity, and self-efficacy in language learning
Transdisciplinary and ecological approaches as keys to language teaching in the 21st century
The seventh edition also retains useful historical information and foundational cornerstones of SLA that teachers have found beneficial in their instruction. Key principles continue to be presented and explained with direct application to classroom language education and real-life contexts. Features such as "Points to Ponder" (questions for readers' personal reflection), classroom connections and "Tips for Teaching," suggested readings, and a glossary of terminology are updated in this edition. With its reader-friendly style, practical pedagogical tools, and comprehensive coverage of state-of-the-art research findings, this edition serves as an essential resource for language teacher education programs worldwide, catering to the needs of both novice and experienced language teachers.
This new edition has been updated to capture current research and practice in the field. Among concepts that are either redefined or entirely new are:
Language learning in an era of globalization and multilingualism
The significance of transnationalism, identity, investment, agency, and ideology
Language learning as situated, usage-based, and socioculturally contextualized
The importance of emotional engagement, intercultural sensitivity, and self-efficacy in language learning
Transdisciplinary and ecological approaches as keys to language teaching in the 21st century
The seventh edition also retains useful historical information and foundational cornerstones of SLA that teachers have found beneficial in their instruction. Key principles continue to be presented and explained with direct application to classroom language education and real-life contexts. Features such as "Points to Ponder" (questions for readers' personal reflection), classroom connections and "Tips for Teaching," suggested readings, and a glossary of terminology are updated in this edition. With its reader-friendly style, practical pedagogical tools, and comprehensive coverage of state-of-the-art research findings, this edition serves as an essential resource for language teacher education programs worldwide, catering to the needs of both novice and experienced language teachers.
More details
Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Halftones, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white
File size
1,01 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-33729-5 (9781040337295)
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H. Douglas Brown | Heekyeong Lee
Principles of Language Learning and Teaching
A Course in Second Language Acquisition
Book
05/2025
7th Edition
Routledge
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H. Douglas Brown | Heekyeong Lee
Principles of Language Learning and Teaching
A Course in Second Language Acquisition
Book
05/2025
7th Edition
Routledge
€206.30
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
H. Douglas Brown, Emeritus Professor of English in the MA-TESOL program, San Francisco State University, has authored articles and books on second language acquisition, language pedagogy, and language assessment, including Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, 6th Edition (2014); Teaching by Principles, 4th Edition, with Heekyeong Lee (2015); and Language Assessment, 3rd Edition, with Priyanvada Abeywickrama (2019). For 22 years, Professor Brown was the Director of SFSU's American Language Institute. He is a past president of TESOL and recipient of the James E. Alatis Award for Distinguished Service.
Heekyeong Lee is a professor of applied linguistics at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Her research interests include language teaching methodology and teacher education, second language acquisition, learner identity and agency, L2 academic literacy development, and transnationalism and refugee education. Her work can be found in TESOL Quarterly, Journal of Second Language Writing, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, and the TESOL Encyclopaedia of English Language Teaching, among others. She is a co-author (with H. Douglas Brown) of the fourth edition of Teaching by Principles (2015).
Heekyeong Lee is a professor of applied linguistics at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Her research interests include language teaching methodology and teacher education, second language acquisition, learner identity and agency, L2 academic literacy development, and transnationalism and refugee education. Her work can be found in TESOL Quarterly, Journal of Second Language Writing, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, and the TESOL Encyclopaedia of English Language Teaching, among others. She is a co-author (with H. Douglas Brown) of the fourth edition of Teaching by Principles (2015).
Content
Chapter 1: Language, Learning, and Teaching
Chapter 2: Overview of SLA Research
Chapter 3: Age and Language Development
Chapter 4: Neurobiology of Language Learning
Chapter 5: Motivation, Identity, and Agency
Chapter 6. Aptitude and Cognitive Differences
Chapter 7: Learner Language and Crosslinguistic Influences
Chapter 8: Cognitive and Processing Approaches
Chapter 9: Sociocultural Theory and Additional Language Learning
Chapter 10: Ecological and Transdisciplinary Approaches to Language Learning and Teaching
Chapter 2: Overview of SLA Research
Chapter 3: Age and Language Development
Chapter 4: Neurobiology of Language Learning
Chapter 5: Motivation, Identity, and Agency
Chapter 6. Aptitude and Cognitive Differences
Chapter 7: Learner Language and Crosslinguistic Influences
Chapter 8: Cognitive and Processing Approaches
Chapter 9: Sociocultural Theory and Additional Language Learning
Chapter 10: Ecological and Transdisciplinary Approaches to Language Learning and Teaching
